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Anglicisation vs Transliteration - What's the difference?

anglicisation | transliteration |

As nouns the difference between anglicisation and transliteration

is that anglicisation is the process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more English. Usually applied to language or culture while transliteration is the act or product of transliterating, or of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

anglicisation

Alternative forms

* Anglicisation * anglicization, Anglicization (qualifier)

Noun

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  • The process by which something or someone (usually a word) is made more . Usually applied to language or culture.
  • The name Dublin, the capital of Ireland, is an anglicisation of the gaelic name dubh linn

    transliteration

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, or of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.
  • (sign language) The act or product of rendering speech in sign language, or vice versa.
  • See also

    * transcription * romanisation * *